CT scan, head (with and without contrast)
Facility: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Billing Code: 70470 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a CT scan, head (with and without contrast) is about $149 (about 0.8× the $179 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Oakland Hospital charges insurers about $186, or about $1,943 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pontiac, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $149. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $180 - $2,242 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $98 - $186 | 55% |
| Aetnamajor | $145 - $2,253 | 81% |
| Cignamajor | $2,215 | 1236% |
| Humanamajor | $2,194 | 1224% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $186 | 104% |
| AmeriHealth | $2,194 | 1224% |
| CareSource | $379 | 211% |
| Dean Health Plan | $2,033 | 1134% |
| GEHA | $145 - $2,242 | 81% |
| Health Net | $2,989 | 1668% |
| HealthPartners | $2,176 | 1214% |
| MagnaCare | $2,194 | 1224% |
| Medical Mutual | $145 | 81% |
| Molina | $227 | 127% |
| MVP Health Care | $2,033 | 1134% |
| Paramount | $2,033 | 1134% |
| Priority Health | $417 - $463 | 233% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $2,176 | 1214% |
| UniCare | $2,194 | 1224% |
| + 136 smaller / regional plans | $175 - $2,989 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Compare: CT scan, head (with and without contrast) at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $56
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $59
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $59
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $59
- Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $59
- Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $59
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $73
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $75
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.